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As of Aug 20, 2026, 07:30 AM GMT+3Source: Yahoo Finance

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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

S&P 500

7,707.98 USD

▼ 0.48%

Dow Jones

53,463.05 USD

▲ 0.01%

Nasdaq

26,331.09 USD

▼ 1.18%

NIFTY 50

24,222.15 INR

▲ 0.60%

FTSE 100

10,743.35 GBP

▲ 0.22%

SENSEX

77,431.52 INR

▲ 0.68%

Nikkei 225

66,089.32 JPY

▲ 1.17%

DAX

26,091.33 EUR

▼ 0.94%

Qatar markets

3 quotes
S&P 500 7,707.98 USD -37.08 ▼ 0.48%
Dow Jones 53,463.05 USD 3.27 ▲ 0.01%
Nasdaq 26,331.09 USD -313.8 ▼ 1.18%

World markets

11 quotes
NIFTY 50 24,222.15 INR 143.85 ▲ 0.60%
FTSE 100 10,743.35 GBP 23.05 ▲ 0.22%
SENSEX 77,431.52 INR 521.84 ▲ 0.68%
Nikkei 225 66,089.32 JPY 762.90 ▲ 1.17%
DAX 26,091.33 EUR -247.3 ▼ 0.94%
Hang Seng 25,786.32 HKD 315.17 ▲ 1.24%
ASX 200 9,068.60 AUD -1.400 ▼ 0.02%
CAC 40 8,501.91 EUR -7.450 ▼ 0.09%
SSE Composite 3,905.23 CNY -85.07 ▼ 2.13%
All Ordinaries 9,282.20 AUD 8.00 ▲ 0.09%
Straits Times 5,672.26 SGD -29.14 ▼ 0.51%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,554.20 USD 64.80 ▲ 1.44%
Silver 67.28 USD 1.55 ▲ 2.36%
Copper 6.49 USD 0.001000 ▲ 0.02%
Platinum 1,818.40 USD 15.80 ▲ 0.88%
WTI Crude Oil 84.57 USD -1.260 ▼ 1.47%
Brent Crude 91.95 USD 0.3300 ▲ 0.36%
Natural Gas 2.79 USD -0.01900 ▼ 0.68%

Crypto · USD

6 quotes
Bitcoin 69,308.41 USD 18.97 ▲ 0.03%
XRP 1.10 USD -0.008700 ▼ 0.79%
Ethereum 2,254.35 USD 2.42 ▲ 0.11%
Dogecoin 0.07460 USD -0.0004000 ▼ 0.50%
BNB 625.35 USD -1.190 ▼ 0.19%
Solana 84.48 USD -0.8800 ▼ 1.03%

FX

5 quotes
EUR/USD 1.1681 USD 0.0102 ▲ 0.88%
GBP/USD 1.3613 USD 0.0076 ▲ 0.56%
USD/JPY 158.4600 JPY -1.0900 ▼ 0.68%
AUD/USD 0.7123 USD 0.0041 ▲ 0.58%
NZD/USD 0.5958 USD 0.0085 ▲ 1.45%

Markets news

finance

S&P 500 rose 1.24% as global markets advance

Where the major indices, gold and currencies landed, and what the moves mean for Doha investors and retirement balances.

By Markets Desk · July 25, 2026 · 1 min read

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